Bill Text: CT HB05527 | 2015 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: An Act Concerning Globoid Cell Leukodystrophy.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-02-11 - Public Hearing 02/20 [HB05527 Detail]

Download: Connecticut-2015-HB05527-Introduced.html

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General Assembly		Proposed Bill No. 5527
January Session, 2015		LCO No. 1020
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Referred to Committee on PUBLIC HEALTH
Introduced by:
REP. JANOWSKI, 56th Dist.

AN ACT CONCERNING GLOBOID CELL LEUKODYSTROPHY.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:

That section 19a-55 of the general statutes be amended to require a newborn screening test for globoid cell leukodystrophy.

Statement of Purpose:

To detect globoid cell leukodystrophy, which is also known as "Krabbe disease", in newborns and begin appropriate treatment for newborns affected with the disease as early as possible.